The Results of the 14th Cyprus Wine Competition   The 14th Cyprus Wine Competition was organized again this year from the 22nd until the 26th of May, by the Department of Agriculture, under the auspices of the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, Mr. Petros Xenophontos, as well as the International Organization of…

Spring:day (May 13-14, 2023) - Pair:ing (May 15-16, 2023) Vlassides Winery organized a special event at its premises, for two consecutive days, to welcome spring and thank its customers, as well as its partners, for all the love they show to its wines and for their contribution to the promotion of good Cypriot wine. The…

The Results of the 23rd Thessaloniki International Wine & Spirits Competition   The 23rd “Thessaloniki International Wine & Spirits Competition”, took place between 14-16 February in Greece. Under the supervision of the President of the Competition Mr. Konstantinos Lazarakis MW, 958 Greek, Cypriot and Brazilian wines were tasted and evaluated by a panel of 26 wine judges. A total…

Harvest of 2022 at Vlassides Winery. The 2022 harvest will be remembered mainly for the very high acidity and low pH presented in the vineyard by almost all international and local grape varieties, white and red, with the sole exception of Xynisteri, which will remain in our memory for its amazing year. But, let's analyze…

Successful completion of the QUALIWine project concerning the Cypriot indigenous variety Yiannoudi Funding body:  Research and Innovation Foundation Call: CONCEPT Pillar I. Smart Growth and Program: Proof of Concept for Technology / Knowhow Applications. Research proposal:  QUALIWine – Correlating the unique monovarietal Yiannoudi wine quality indicators to chemical analysis and sensory measurements: classification, pattern recognition…

Óroman - "Best Red Wine" The Cypriot producers leading the way Red Wine Award - Oroman, Vlassides Winery Written by: Yiannis Adelinis Photography: Demis Siranidis   The pioneer and dedicated winemaker Sophocles Vlassides has managed to associate his name with one of the best wineries on the island. In 1998, he operated a small unit…

The Results of the 13th Cyprus Wine Competition   With 3 grand gold, 47 gold, and 6 silver medals, as well as 8 special distinctions, the 13th Cyprus Wine Competition was completed on the 6th of May 2022. In this year's competition, which was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development…

Opus Artis, the winery's premium red is renamed to Artion, as of the harvest of 2017.  Opus Artis, the leading wine of Vlassides Winery which was first released by this name in the 2012 harvest, is now named Artion. This is the most prestigious wine of our winery, which in its original version was called…

Harvest of 2021 at Vlassides Winery. 2021 harvest, was an average year for the winery's international varieties and a relatively late year for our indigenous varieties. Because of these reasons, there was a dose of truth in the joke we made to each other when we were receiving the grapes, that the 2021 harvest was…

The first sparkling wine by Vlassides Winery made with méthode traditionnelle, has arrived! A brand new sparkling white wine is now added to the Vlassides Winery wine range. It is produced from the varieties Chardonnay (50%) and Sauvignon blanc (50%), strictly following the traditional method used in the area of Champagne of Northeastern France, with significant…